You are invited to submit session proposals for the Nebraska
Multicultural Exchange Conference (NIMEC). The conference will be held
on November 8, 2003 at the University of Nebraska City Campus Union. Students,
scholars, and faculty from UNL and other colleges and universities in Nebraska
and surrounding states and members of the community are the focus participants.
The conference is being organized by UNL campus organization Lincoln Friends of
Foreign Students - Student Work Team, the Offices of International Affairs and
Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs and the Department of Academic Conferences.
NIMEC provides an opportunity for cultural exchange between the
community and international students. Conference sessions offer information
about specific cultures through presentations and hands-on participation. In
addition to a full day of education sessions, a welcome event on Friday evening
(November 7) and an international dinner on Saturday night (November 8) are
designed to encourage interaction and learning among participants. This unique
and exciting program has won the Chancellor's award for "Best
Education/Entertainment Program" the past two years. It has grow in both nature
and scope each year, and we expect an even better event in 2003.
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Suggested Topics/Formats
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| A variety of topics and presentation formats are welcome: general
presentations, poster sessions, or game presentation. Example of conference
topics are: |
| Cultural misunderstandings |
Family values |
| Foods of a given culture |
Understanding cultural diversity |
| Greeting, gestures, and body language |
Women's issues in patriarchal societies |
| Race and ethnic relations within a country |
Telling a story important to a culture |
| A sport, art, Chinese calligraphy, dance, etc. |
Topics on Native American, Afro-American, Hispanic and other
American Subcultures |
| Understanding your heritage |
Cultural differences |
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| These are only suggestions. We welcome presentations that are
informative, educational, and interesting. |
Proposal Guidelines
All proposals must include:
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Cover sheet with title of the proposed presentation ___general session __poster
presentation* (1:15-2:30), __game presentation**(3:30-5:00)
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Contact information of all presenters including phone, fax, e-mail and mail
address
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Paragraph (100 words or less) describing the content of the session
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Audio/Visual needs __overhead projector __power point __TV/VCR __Other
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Preferred (general session) presentation time: __morning __afternoon
* A poster presentation is a display of your information on a poster board and
table. Please bring poster assembled on a board no larger than 3' x 4'.
Handouts, food and artifacts can be displayed on a table. Presenter must be
available to answer questions.
** Teach participants how to play a game's of your country.
Submit all proposals to:
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Academic Conferences
28 Nebraska Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0509
or
(402) 472-9688 (fax)
unlnimec@yahoo.com (e-mail)
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Registration and Further Information
For a complete conference schedule and register on the
registration page. Any further questions
can be answer by: Marilyn Stadler
(402) 472-0382 or Marat Sanatullov
(402) 643-9556
Note: There is no registration fee for general session presenters (2 per
session). However, we ask that everyone register.
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